Describe your worst failure

[da_renee]

Failures? I’m a prosecutor. I have many failures. I’ve lost cases, and had killers back on the street. I’ve had killers in jail who were released because of bad evidence or testimony

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[garretmacycme]

The blame isn't entirely yours, Renee. I knew. On some level I knew. I avoided confirming it. I wouldn't look at her picture on your desk, I didn't want to force it. I'd like to say that my only reason was because I didn't want to push you, that I wanted you to tell me on your own, but that's not all of why

[da_renee]

Garret, the blame is mine. Had I just come clean a year and a half ago...maybe things would have been much different.

I don't think that you could screw it up more than I already have, so I wouldn't worry about that. Six months? Why didn't you just...ask? I mean, I probably would have said no, but...at least I would have known where you stood.

No, Garret. This wasn't your failure at all. It was nothing you did that stopped me from telling you. It was this...insane fear that I had. This fear that you would think I'd gotten myself knocked up on purpose to try and...trap you in a relationship that was clearly on the breaking point.

And I'm so sorry for it.

[garretmacycme]

Renee, a year and a half ago, I don't know if I could have heard it with anything approaching a rational response. I was very angry and very hurt. I don't blame you for that, I own it.

As for why I didn't ask, I was afraid and I'm not sure what scared me more. The idea that you would say yes or the idea that you would say no. I think I knew what you would say and I was afraid that it would be what finally pushed us apart so I didn't ask. I just stuck the ring in my desk and thought about it and we drifted further apart.

[da_renee]

But would you have been so angry and hurt if I hadn't told you that she was Eddie's

I'll make you a deal then. No more secrets.